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Reducing workplace bullying in healthcare organisations

07 February 2007

Nursing Standard

CPD

Workplace bullying in the NHS is an important issue that is growing in significance as it becomes clear that bullying is not just a personal matter but also an...

Buddies Not Bullies: an approach to bullying prevention education in preschool children, their families and the community

11 April 2017

Nursing Children and Young People

Evidence & practice

Bullying is a traumatic event and has been observed among children as young as four years old. We have designed the Buddies Not Bullies initiative, which is a series...

Horizontal hostility and verbal violence between nurses in the perinatal arena of health care

30 January 2014

Nursing Management

Art & Science

The goal of this US study was to determine the frequency of horizontal violence in a perinatal service and its effect on patient outcomes. A 24-question survey...

The development and validation of a bullying inventory for the nursing workplace

01 January 2008

Nurse Researcher

A&S Science

Over the last decade, there has been growing recognition that bullying is a pervasive feature of most, if not all, workplaces. Although single acts of aggression or...

School’s out for bullying

01 February 2006

Nursing Standard

Clinical digest

Homophobic bullying of school pupils has a devastating effect on students’ physical, mental and emotional health. The RCN’s Out group is working with Schools Out to...

Technology-enhanced focus groups as a component of instrument development

22 June 2017

Nurse Researcher

Evidence & practice

Background Bullying is a critical public health problem and a screening tool for use in healthcare is needed. Focus groups are a common tool for generating...

Understanding bullying in healthcare organisations

02 December 2015

Nursing Standard

CPD

Bullying is a pervasive problem in healthcare organisations. Inquiries and reports on patient care and poor practice in the NHS have emphasised the substantial...

Tackling homophobic attitudes and bullying in youth settings

30 April 2010

Paediatric Nursing

General

This article offers practical guidance on how to tackle homophobia in all settings for young people. It provides advice on tackling homophobic attitudes and bullying...

Determining the optimal cut-off scores for the Workplace Bullying Inventory

18 December 2017

Nurse Researcher

Evidence & practice

Background Over the past two decades, there has been considerable research into workplace bullying. One area that remains poorly developed is a tool with the...

How safe staffing can improve emergency nursing: time to cut the Gordian knot

26 November 2019

Emergency Nurse

Professional issues

The phrase ‘cut the Gordian knot’ describes a bold and direct solution to a complicated problem. Nursing presence has been defined as nurses’ ability to pay...